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Flexible Riser Outer Sheath Breach Repair

Outer Sheath Breach?

Armadillo® doesn’t just repair it. It fixes it for life.

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Armadillo® | Flexible Riser Outer Sheath Breach Repair

A flexible pipe’s outer sheath is the main barrier to saltwater ingress and protects the riser from corrosive damage of oxygenated seawater. The majority of flexible pipe failures are initially caused by outer sheath burst or damage to the outer sheath during installation or on-going operations.

Damage to the outer sheath is often found during routine annulus testing, but visual indications are sometimes found in cases of outer sheath burst in the splashzone.

Flexlife’s Armadillo® system is the answer to the offshore industry’s need for a permanent repair system for flexible pipe outer sheaths. Until Armadillo®, the only repair methods offered to operators were steel clamps or basic tape-wrap fixes.

The Armadillo® flexible riser outer sheath breach repair system stops seawater ingress and halts corrosion of the flexible riser armor wires.

Flexlife was started to as a means to develop technology for aftermarket flexible pipe integrity issues. The Armadillo® was one of the early technologies developed by the company to repair outer sheath breaches.

What is unique about the Armadillo? The Armadillo®’s modular design allows it to be installed over the dynamic section of the flexible riser. This design allows the flexible riser to flex and does not create a rigid section that prohibits bending of the riser.

The Armadillo® is the only field proven solution for repair of a flexible riser outer sheath breach in the dynamic section of the riser.